PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Basilan
vs
Van Gundy

182 cm
23
179 lbs
11 - 2 - 1

183 cm
24
184 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Van Gundy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basilan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Basilan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Gundy is able to avoid easily.

Van Gundy pushes Basilan up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Gundy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Gundy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gundy.
Basilan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Van Gundy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Basilan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Gundy's elbow.
Van Gundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Gundy blocking some punches.
Basilan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gundy.
Basilan tries a body shot but Van Gundy blocks it.
Basilan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Gundy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Basilan dodges an elbow strike from Van Gundy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gundy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Gundy up against the cage.
Basilan trying to land knees to the body.
Van Gundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Basilan misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gundy blocks an uppercut.
Basilan blocking some punches.
Basilan prevents a body shot from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Basilan keeps control of Van Gundy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Basilan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gundy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Basilan misses with the head strike.
Van Gundy takes a shot to the head.
Basilan avoiding damage as Van Gundy throws knees to the body.
Basilan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan tries a body shot but Van Gundy blocks it.
A body shot lands from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy tries to land a knee to the head but Basilan blocks with his arms.
Basilan lands with a short shot to the head.
Basilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Basilan blocks a body shot from Van Gundy.
Basilan tries to stall but Van Gundy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Basilan trying to land knees to the body.
Basilan lands with a right to the head.
Van Gundy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Gundy tries to break free but Basilan pushes him back against the cage.
Basilan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Basilan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Basilan has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gundy.
Basilan lands an uppercut.
Van Gundy effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Felix Basilan has been cut.
The referee calls for Van Gundy to work.
Van Gundy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Basilan.
Van Gundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basilan's elbow.
Basilan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Gundy's efforts to push away.
Basilan working aggressively here.
Van Gundy tries to land knees in the clinch but Basilan avoids the damage to the body.
Van Gundy lands a good knee to the midsection. Basilan won't want to take too many of those.
Van Gundy lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basilan tries to work over Van Gundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Gundys head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy tries to land a knee to the head but Basilan blocks with his arms.
Van Gundy tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Van Gundy back against the cage.
Van Gundy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Basilan misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gundy misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Van Gundy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Gundy effectively controlling the action here.
Basilan tries to work over Van Gundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Gundy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Basilan has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gundy.
Nice body punch from Van Gundy - that landed with a thud.
Van Gundy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
Van Gundy digs a right hand into Basilan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Basilan's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Van Gundy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Van Gundy lands a leg kick that knocks Basilan off balance momentarily.
Basilan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Basilan looks to land a body kick but Van Gundy moved away.
Van Gundy scores with a shot to the body.
Van Gundy moves away from the strike by Basilan.
Van Gundy moves out of range of the strikes.
Basilan tries to move into range but Van Gundy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Gundy tries a head kick but it misses.
Basilan throws a shot from downtown. Van Gundy moves away and avoids it.
Basilan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gundy manages to avoid it.
Van Gundy scores with a punch to the head.
Felix Basilan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gundy is looking to score with low kicks.
Basilan throws a body punch but Van Gundy moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Gundy misses with a head kick.
Basilan throws a low kick but Van Gundy moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan misses with a straight right.
Van Gundy looks to throw the jab but Basilan is out of range.
Basilan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Gundy thuds his right hand into Basilan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Gundy looks to score with a jab to the body but Basilan is just out of range.
Van Gundy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Basilan manages to avoid it.
Van Gundy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Basilan to score with a decent uppercut.
Basilan misses with a few strikes there.
Van Gundy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Basilan lands a leg kick that knocks Van Gundy off balance momentarily.
Stan Van Gundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Gundy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Gundy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basilan takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan swings for the body but Van Gundy moves out of range.
Basilan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Basilan misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Basilan.
Van Gundy ducks under a wild hook from Basilan.
Basilan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Basilan.
Van Gundy feints and then cracks Basilan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Basilan down.
Basilan misses with a two punch combination.
Van Gundy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Basilan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan connects with a nice looking jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Gundy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Basilan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Basilan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Gundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basilan moves away.
Basilan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Gundy.
Stan Van Gundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Basilan misses the jab.
Basilan throws a hook but Van Gundy blocks it.
Van Gundy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Basilan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Basilan tries to clinch but Van Gundy moves away
and Van Gundy counters with a leg kick.
Van Gundy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Gundy wants it to stay on the feet.
Van Gundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basilan.
Basilan throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Gundy misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Van Gundy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan staying out of range there.
Van Gundy thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Basilan misses
and Basilan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Felix Basilan's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Gundy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Basilan has time to react.
Basilan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Basilan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Gundy on the side of the head.
Basilan is looking to clinch but Van Gundy is avoiding it.
Van Gundy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Gundy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Gundy tries to work over Basilan's front leg with a kick but Basilan checks it.
Basilan misses the shot to the body.
Basilan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Gundy misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Van Gundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A slow jab from Basilan misses its intended target.
Van Gundy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Basilan swings for the body but Van Gundy moves out of range.
Van Gundy slips under a jab from Basilan.
Basilan looks to land a right hand but Van Gundy moved out of range.
Basilan checks a low kick from Van Gundy.
Basilan digs a good body shot into Van Gundy's ribs.
Basilan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Basilan tries a low kick but Van Gundy avoids it.
Basilan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Basilan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Basilan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Gundy misses with a left hand
letting Basilan counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Gundy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Gundy.
Basilan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gundy manages to avoid it.
Basilan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Gundy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Basilan. That did some damage!
Basilan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Basilan throws a leg kick that misses.
Basilan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Gundy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Gundy scores with a nice right hand.
Van Gundy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Basilan throws a lazy body kick

and Van Gundy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Gundy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Gundy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Basilan scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Basilan.
Felix Basilan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stan Van Gundy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Gundy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Basilan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Gundy's face.
Van Gundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Basilan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Gundy backwards.
Van Gundy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Basilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Gundy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Basilan working aggressively here.
Basilan tries to score a body lock takedown but Van Gundy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Basilan avoiding damage as Van Gundy throws knees to the body.
Basilan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Gundy or not.
Van Gundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Gundy misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan looking to throw knees to the head but Van Gundy is blocking nicely.
Van Gundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Gundy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Gundy managing to block the knees to the body from Basilan.
Basilan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Gundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stan Van Gundy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Basilan can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gundy controls the action.
Basilan swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Basilan.
Basilan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Basilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Basilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Gundy avoids it.
Basilan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Basilan tries to throw a body punch but Van Gundy avoids it by throwing Basilan back against the cage.
Basilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Basilan tries to work over Van Gundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Basilan working aggressively here.
Van Gundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Gundy tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Basilan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short body shot lands from Basilan as the two fighters clinch.
Basilan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Gundy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Basilan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Gundy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Van Gundy!
A victorious Stan Van Gundy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.